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Former canton of Pont-de-Veyle
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region
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Rhône-Alpes
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Department
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Ain
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Arrondissement
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Bourg-en-Bresse
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main place
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Pont-de-Veyle
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Dissolution date
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March 29, 2015
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Residents
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13,162 (Jan. 1, 2012)
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Population density
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107 inhabitants / km²
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surface
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123.46 km²
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Communities
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12
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INSEE code
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0127
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The canton of Pont-de-Veyle was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised twelve parishes in the Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Pont-de-Veyle .
Residents
Population development
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year
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Residents
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1962 |
6,896
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1968 |
7,335
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1975 |
7,766
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1982 |
8,808
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1990 |
10,276
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1999 |
11,079
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2006 |
12,194
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2011 |
13,059
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Communities
The following communities belonged to the canton:
politics
Representative in the conseil général des départements
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Term of office
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Surname
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Political party
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2004-2011 |
Jean-François Pelletier |
UMP
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2011-2015 |
Christophe Greffet |
PS
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